Articles - USA Writers Grants en-us http://proofpositive.com N/A http://proofpositive.com editor@proofpositive.com 20 http://proofpositive.com/articles/374/1/The-American-Poetry-Review-Honickman-First-Book-Prize-in-Poetry/Page1.html   Name The American Poetry Review /Honickman First Book Prize in Poetry Description The annual American Poetry Review /Honickman First Book Prize offers publication of a book of poems, a $3,000 award, and distribution by Copper Canyon Press through Consortium. Each year a distinguished poet is chosen to be the judge of the prize and write an introduction to the winning book. The purpose of the prize is to encourage excellence in poetry, and to provide a wide readership for a deserving first book of poems. Deadline October 31 URL http://www.aprweb.org/bookprize/bookprize.shtml Prize $3,000 Eligibility American citizens info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/373/1/The-PENFaulkner-Award/Page1.html   Name The PEN/Faulkner Award Description The PEN/Faulkner Award is a national prize which honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year. Three judges are chosen annually by the Directors of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to select five books from among the 200 to 300 works submitted. Deadline October 31 URL http://www.penfaulkner.org/submit.htm Prize $15,000 Eligibility American citizen info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/372/1/Paterson-Poetry-Prize/Page1.html   Name Paterson Poetry Prize Description $1,000 award. A book of poems must be 48 pages or more and have a print run of 500 copies or more Passaic County Community College is a publicly supported two-year college offering associate in arts and associate in science degree programs that lead to transfer to four-year colleges. Offering associate in applied science degrees and certificates in career specializations, the College provides more than forty degree and certificate programs to over 5,000 students. Student activities, cultural programming, and intercollegiate athletics provide students with a variety of extracurricular experiences. Deadline February 1, 2006 URL http://www.pccc.edu/poetry/Prize/2005/2006_Paterson_Poetry_P.html Prize $1,000 info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/371/1/Orange-Prize-for-Fiction/Page1.html   Name Orange Prize for Fiction Description Arts Council England is providing ￡30,000 over three years (￡10,000 per year) for bursary awards for the winners of the Orange Award for New Writers. By offering a bursary to a novelist or short story writer for her first publication, the Arts Council is able to support the professional development of a writer at a crucial stage in her career. Deadline November 26 URL http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/news/index.html Prize ￡30,000 Eligibility By a woman of any nationality info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/370/1/James-Jones-First-Novel-Fellowship/Page1.html   Name James Jones First Novel Fellowship Description The 14th Annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship will be awarded to an American author of a first novel-in-progress, in 2006, by the James Jones Literacy Society. Novellas and collections of closely linked short stories may also be considered for the competition. Deadline March 1 URL http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/1159.asp Prize $10,000 Eligibility Open to United States citizens info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/369/1/Commonwealth-Writers-Prize/Page1.html   Name Commonwealth Writers' Prize Description The outstanding literary talent which exists in many parts of the Commonwealth is making a significant contribution to contemporary writing in English. To encourage and reward the upsurge of new Commonwealth fiction and ensure that works of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin, the Commonwealth Foundation established the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1987. Deadline 15 November 2006 URL http://www.commonwealthwriters.com/2006/index.html Prize ￡10,000 info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/368/1/The-Binghamton-University-John-Gardner-Fiction-Book-Award/Page1.html   Name The Binghamton University John Gardner Fiction Book Award Description 1. Minimum press run: 500 copies. 2. Each book submitted must be accompanied by an application form. 3. Publisher may submit more than one book for prize consideration. 4. Three copies of each book should be sent  5. Books entered in the competition will be donated to the contemporary literature collection at the Binghamton University Library and to the Broome County Library. 6. Books must be received in the English Department by March 1, 2006 to be considered for the prize. 7. Books cannot be returned. 8. For a list of winners, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope labeled: Binghamton University Fiction Book Award.” 9. Winners will be announced in Poets &Writers. URL http://english.binghamton.edu/cwpro/BookAwards/GardnerGuidelines.htm Prize $1,000  info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/367/1/The-Elie-Wiesel-Prize/Page1.html   Name The Elie Wiesel Prize Description The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest is an annual competition designed to challenge college students to analyze the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world. Students are encouraged to write thought-provoking personal essays that raise questions, single out issues and are rational arguments for ethical action. Guidelines http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/Guidelines/EPStudent Guidelines2006.pdf Deadline DECEMBER 9, 2006 URL http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/index.html Prize First Prize - $ 5,000 Second Prize - $ 2,500 Third Prize - $ 1,500 Two Honorable Mentions - $ 500 each info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/366/1/George-Jean-Nathan-Award-For-Dramatic-Criticism/Page1.html   Name George Jean Nathan Award For Dramatic Criticism Description With his preamble "it is my object and desire to encourage and assist in developing the art of drama criticism and the stimulation of intelligent playgoing," the late George Jean Nathan provided in his will for a prize known as the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The prize consists of the annual net income of half of Mr. Nathan's estate, which "shall be paid to the American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year (July 1 to June 30), whether it is an article, an essay, treatise or book." Deadline June 30, 2006. URL http://www.arts.cornell.edu/english/nathan/index.html Prize $10,000. Eligibility American citizen info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/363/1/The-Kiriyama-Prize/Page1.html   Name The Kiriyama Prize Description The Kiriyama Prize was established in 1996 to recognize outstanding books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia that encourage greater mutual understanding of and among the peoples and nations of this vast and culturally diverse region. The Prize consists of a cash award of US $30,000, which is split equally between the fiction and nonfiction winners. Deadline October URL http://www.kiriyamaprize.org/ Prize $30,000 Eligibility Open to any writer info@contestguru.com (Jeong Hee Yoo) Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600